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Fruit proves better than vitamin C alone

Tests show that it isn’t just the vitamin that protects the body.

If you’re in the market for an antioxidant to keep your body young and healthy, new research suggests you’d be much better off with oranges than vitamin C tablets.

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Posted by Mike Hopkin on April 24, 2007 11:24 AM |

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If you're in the market for an antioxidant to keep your body young and healthy, new research suggests you'd be much better off with oranges than vitamin C tablets.
Although vitamin C is best known for its protection against scurvy and, possibly, the common cold, fruits rich in vitamin C are also powerful antioxidants that protect cellular DNA from being damaged by oxidation. Going without such foods leads to DNA damage long before the iconic bleeding gums of scurvy are seen.
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Posted by: alternative medicine | April 29, 2007 07:08 PM

I enjoyed your article on Vitamin C and wanted to share one that I recently wrote and posted. It is entitled, "Vitamin C – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly." You can read it by clicking on the following link:

http://www.swansonvitamins.xscoop.info/vitaminc.html

All the best,
Michael

Posted by: V. Michael Santoro | May 11, 2007 09:05 PM

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